Caring for Carcinoid Foundation

Home

About CFCF

Board of Directors

Board of Patient Advisors

Board of Scientific Advisors

Carcinoid Community

Carcinoid Information

Clinical Trials

Donations

Friends of CFCF

Events

How You Can Help

Memorials

News

Photo Gallery

Research

Return to Survivor Stories

Jock Styles

Click photo for full size

Sunflower Memorial

CFCF cherishes and honors the memory of Jock Styles with a Sunflower Memorial.

Profile

Cancer type: Carcinoid
Diagnosis year: 1980
Home: Auckland - New Zealand

How I Survive Cancer

Ahhhh, <big smile>.

First up, this category should be changed to "How I live with Cancer". And by "live", I mean being old enough to be a pain in the arse to your kids, yep, them having to pay for you to live in a retirement village and the upgrade of your mobility scooter. Ha ha.

To answer the question, I dunno really. It's been 27 good long years since my first diagnosis and operation....

So

Remain positive, never let the bastards get you down. There are only two things that make a bad day in my opinion, 1, not being able to get your head off the pillow in the morning and 2, the sun not coming up over the horizon (you don't have to actually see it, it can be cloudy, just if it doesn't physically come over the horizon!). If either of those two things happen, then you know it's a bad day, otherwise it's a bloody good one.

Having a self (that's you, you know!) and a family (extended as well) that love you. You have to love them too.

Eat well

Juice (beetroot)

Did I mention being positive yet!

Drive fast, but don't let your wife catch you. :-O

Have fun

Be positive, what can't you do? Nuffin, OK stupid. Ha ha, I'm lovin this, getting it all out!

My Caring Words of Encouragement

See "How I Survive Cancer" above.



Sign up for free CFCF E-Updates Email:

CFCF Headlines

Click HERE to read Nancy Lindholm's new blog.

Click HERE to read Lauren Erb's recap of CFCF's recent Research Symposium.

Click HERE to read "Living Well with Carcinoid", a nutritional guide by Jodi Newson, MS, RD, CSO.

Click HERE to read the CURE review of CFCF Board Member Carrie Host's cancer memoir, "Between Me and the River".

Click HERE to read Carrie Host's short essay on healing, titled "The Light Side of Darkness".

Sign up for the Chicago Marathon! Post-close registration is now available until 6/30/2010. Click HERE for details.

CFCF is also recruiting runners for the Marine Corps Marathon. Click HERE for details.